saramgeorge
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saramgeorge

I agree with you. I like Hillary. She is not the best, but she is far from the worst ever, like many people claim her to be. I do think she will do a good job. She will get things done, because she knows how. Will people love her for it? Absolutely not. But it will get done, nonetheless, and our country can be

It is easy to discuss the difference between Trump and Clinton without bringing gender into it.

Followed by, “Her smile is so fake.”

I will jump in and try and preemptively balance the trolls by saying you are absolutely right.

If, as you say, Clinton is really a moderate Republican, then her positions should be right in line with at least a portion of the Republican party. Because I totally remember how the Republicans are all about providing access to abortion, raising the minimum wage, implementing gun control, and preventing climate

Yet people give Trump a pass for bullshitting when bullshit is in no way called for.

Republicans have been screaming for decades that you should hate and distrust Hillary, using weasel words like “shrill” and baseless accusations like “Benghazi.”

What does Sanders do for fun?

I ... are you high? Do you believe that, only now, in these “enlightened times” people know some of their politicians are corrupt? How old are you? Twelve??? I’m guessing you do not remember, did not live through the time of Richard Nixon.

Seriously, what are Bernie’s fun hobbies that make him so relatable? Befriending birds?

Short version of David Brooks article: “Smile! Why aren’t you smiling?”

It’s also hard watching folks parrot the talking points of the right while attacking her from the left, all with the smarm and sexism folks claim they fight against. In the past week I’ve seen people talk about “not having a dog in the fight” against those trying limit women’s reproductive rights (because the

What should always been mentioned is the current context of her “unlikeability.” She was never going to be liked in any huge way by Republicans, so those numbers shouldn’t be a surprise.

I mean, I can think of worse hobbies than breaking glass ceilings?

Yes, of course. She needs to be warmer and more grandmotherly, like the buxom, matronly Bernie Sanders.

“Hillary Clinton (who is imperfect and corruptible but an competent and experienced center-left public servant)...”

It’s very hard to both acknowledge that Clinton’s popularity is mired by sexist attitudes about women in public life, and that there are also other reasons why folks distrust her or dislike her. If you bring up one of these points, people tend to hit you over the head with the other fact, as if they can’t both be

Do they have a national movement supporting it? Do you see thousands of posts on every form of social media saying #neverbernie? Do hillary supporters brag about hating bernie and how they’ll never vote for him as if that decision were a personal virtue that should impress people and inspire admiration?

I am a pretty conventional super-left liberal, and I was undecided literally up to the point the ballot was in my hands. Even after I voted (begrudgingly, for Sanders), I wanted to ball up my ballot and start again. I just don't like either one of them. But if my primary were still upcoming, I'd be voting for Clinton.

Forget in a few years, right now I’m betting at least 90% of the people reading this article did so just to find out who the hell she is.